19-12-2010, 11:08
(This post was last modified: 20-12-2010, 00:16 by CRAZY-HORSE.)
THE JAM: non album singles:
1977: all around the world**: released between "in the city" & "the modern world" albums reached #13 on UK charts
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qv5gkJ424GE live
1978 news of the world*: released inbetween "the modern world" & "all mod cons" albums,written and sung by bass player Bruce Foxton, it reached #27 on the Uk charts
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAXeUKPwBj4 video
1979 strange town***: released after "all mod cons" album and prior to "setting sons" album,has a very good beat and musically it is between the sound of both mentioned albums, it reached #15 in the UK, and caused minor ripples on airwaves across Europe.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4tEX8tm6...re=related video
1979 when you're young***: a song about the struggles of working class kids in Thatcherite Britain, reached #17 in UK charts
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9sThEysm...re=related video
1980 goin' underground*** b/w dreams of children***:two songs both musically different, 'underground' a Who sounding rocker politically tinged lyrics, 'dreams' is a psychadellic track complete with backwards guitars.Paul Weller wanted to release 'dreams' as the 'A' side, Polygram 'underground'...the comprimise saw release the single as a double 'a' side. the single became The Jam's first UK #1 hit
goin' underground http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AE1ct5yEuVY video
dreams of children http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrWi4OOrLC4 live
1981 funeral pyre*: a horrible song as it has no melody,a terrible tune and a lousy video to accompany the song, this song has writing credits as 'the jam', i think the bass lines and pounding/rolling drums are good though,deffinately not the best Jam single,it did reach a respectable #4 in the UK charts,IMO those sales were helped greatly by the name of the band.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiagU0fFCMU live
1981 absolute beginners*: another shocker of a single featuring brass instruments in the mix,the only bonus of this single was the classic 'tales from the riverbank' on the b-side,again,this song reach #4 on the UK charts,and likewise,the name "the jam" probably didnt do its sales any harm.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-33IU7MSosQ live
1982 the bitterest pill(i ever had to swallow)***: if 'the gift' album didnt express Paul Weller's desire to change course on his musical journey, then this one certainly did, a great soul based song complete with falsetto vocals and a great video to boot. this song deserved to get to the top of the charts,it stalled at #2,backing vocals to complete the soul sound were by then unknown singer Tracie Young who went on to achieve moderate success on Paul Weller's 'respond' record label over the following two years.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EZRLQ3zJxA audio
1982 the beat surrender**:the Jam's final single before the split at the end of 1982,and aptly titled,this one debuted at #1 in the UK, becoming the third Jam single to do so,prior to that only 70s rockers Slade had achieved this feat. the lyrics,in hindsight, mention that change is coming and PW will be back again.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkwDpH5eSWQ live
1977: all around the world**: released between "in the city" & "the modern world" albums reached #13 on UK charts
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qv5gkJ424GE live
1978 news of the world*: released inbetween "the modern world" & "all mod cons" albums,written and sung by bass player Bruce Foxton, it reached #27 on the Uk charts
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAXeUKPwBj4 video
1979 strange town***: released after "all mod cons" album and prior to "setting sons" album,has a very good beat and musically it is between the sound of both mentioned albums, it reached #15 in the UK, and caused minor ripples on airwaves across Europe.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4tEX8tm6...re=related video
1979 when you're young***: a song about the struggles of working class kids in Thatcherite Britain, reached #17 in UK charts
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9sThEysm...re=related video
1980 goin' underground*** b/w dreams of children***:two songs both musically different, 'underground' a Who sounding rocker politically tinged lyrics, 'dreams' is a psychadellic track complete with backwards guitars.Paul Weller wanted to release 'dreams' as the 'A' side, Polygram 'underground'...the comprimise saw release the single as a double 'a' side. the single became The Jam's first UK #1 hit
goin' underground http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AE1ct5yEuVY video
dreams of children http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrWi4OOrLC4 live
1981 funeral pyre*: a horrible song as it has no melody,a terrible tune and a lousy video to accompany the song, this song has writing credits as 'the jam', i think the bass lines and pounding/rolling drums are good though,deffinately not the best Jam single,it did reach a respectable #4 in the UK charts,IMO those sales were helped greatly by the name of the band.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiagU0fFCMU live
1981 absolute beginners*: another shocker of a single featuring brass instruments in the mix,the only bonus of this single was the classic 'tales from the riverbank' on the b-side,again,this song reach #4 on the UK charts,and likewise,the name "the jam" probably didnt do its sales any harm.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-33IU7MSosQ live
1982 the bitterest pill(i ever had to swallow)***: if 'the gift' album didnt express Paul Weller's desire to change course on his musical journey, then this one certainly did, a great soul based song complete with falsetto vocals and a great video to boot. this song deserved to get to the top of the charts,it stalled at #2,backing vocals to complete the soul sound were by then unknown singer Tracie Young who went on to achieve moderate success on Paul Weller's 'respond' record label over the following two years.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EZRLQ3zJxA audio
1982 the beat surrender**:the Jam's final single before the split at the end of 1982,and aptly titled,this one debuted at #1 in the UK, becoming the third Jam single to do so,prior to that only 70s rockers Slade had achieved this feat. the lyrics,in hindsight, mention that change is coming and PW will be back again.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkwDpH5eSWQ live
"BTO....Bachman,Turner,Overweight
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.